quer her as a lover. He had gotten his ideas of love from reading 'Romeo and Juliet' and flees from her in terror when she throws herself onto him. Linda, John's mother, is a little too overwhelmed with what she has been missing and she overdoses on 'soma'. In the hospital John is enraged by the lack of humanity, for they show 'their children' the dead, to prepare them for their own death. John starts a mutiny among the workers about their weekly amount of soma, but the crowd cools down when becomes clear that they won't get any if they don't stop. He is arrested and led before the great Mustapha Mond where they argue over humanity and other issues. Tests are done on John and he is eventually set free. He leaves London, to pick up his old way of life again, outside in the country. Climax: Inside his new home John whips himself trying to forget his love for Lenina and sins he has committed. But passing citizens witness this fascinating act John is doing to himself. During one of his whipping sessions he is taped and photographed by a hidden reporter in the bushes. A movie is released of John beating himself and this causes people to start hitting each other. Soon swarms of people come to witness the savage and begin chanting that they want to see the whip in action. John takes the whip and walks toward the crowd furious just wanting to be left in peace.Resolution: The resolution comes when Lenina is lowered from a helicopter and urges John to come to her. John in his rage and with the crowd screaming "we want the whip" charges her like a madman and beats her to death with the whip. He then takes 'soma' and falls into a deep state of mind. When he awakens from his 'soma holiday' he realizes what he has done and hangs himself.Characterization:Protagonist: John Savage is the main character of Brave New World. He was born and raised in the Savage Reservation in New Mexico. However, his real father was the Director of the Central London...
